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[Closed] 20x110 front hub conversion to 15x110 'boost'

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Seen this from the states:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MTB-Tools-Mountain-Bike-20mm-Thru-Axle-to-15mm-Thru-Axle-Adapter-for-110mm-Fork-/252082256474

Anyone seen similar from a UK source before I pay a fortune for postage?


 
Posted : 21/04/2017 11:55 pm
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Hmmm.. i don't think this is actuality going to solve the problem.

I just tried and cannot fit my 20mmx110 axle wheel into a boost fox fork. It has a shoulder machined to carry the end caps of the wheel (in exactly teh same way 142mm was an improvement over 135mm with x142 having a 3.5mm recess that the axle sits in each side.).
20mm end caps are too big to fit the boost machining. So even if you reduce down the inner axle diameter with this adapter, the end caps still wont allow the wheel to fit.
Whilst this image applies to 110x20 vs 15x100.. the machined shoulders are the same for boost as they are for 100mm, just 5mm further apart
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I may have the wrong problem in mind though


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 5:52 am
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Plus you'll need a spacer for the disc because (I think) the disc sits further out on a boost hub than 100x15/110x20 hubs.

It's a little disingenuous, that ad, and SCARY TEXT-

"Please be aware that there are several sellers on eBay claiming to sell MTB Tools products. They are foreign counterfeiters attempting to defraud buyers with substandard copies of our parts. All genuine MTB Tools products are produced in our factory in El Cajon, CA, USA. MTB Tools products are sold only in this store and at mtbtools.com. Check the username before you buy, if it isn’t mtbtools, [b][u]you can’t be sure what you will get[/u][/b]."

What? A 110mm length of 20x15 ally with a couple of grooves cut in for o-rings? Hardly space rocket level stuff hewn from finest unobtanium 😆


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 12:07 pm
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Interesting - thanks - I will have a closer look at the forks before buying


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 12:56 pm
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I just got stung for £14 VAT inc handling fee on a 100mm to 135mm adaptor for a dynamo hub. If you can get what you want from a UK seller, I'd recommend that first.


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 4:40 pm
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What hub are you running? Might get lucky with OEM adapters.


 
Posted : 22/04/2017 7:31 pm